TOUR 



IN 



A M E R I C A 



PART II. 



SECTION XIV. 



The Culture and Pi^oduce of Jllieat, Barley^ 



Oats, and Rije, 



The manner of preparing land for every 

 crop of grain being so fully explained in a 

 former section, it is needless to say any 

 more on that head, except on potatoc 

 land, which is generally a small proportion; 

 as all grain is sown after either Indian corn, 

 potatoes, tobacco, or cotton. I never saw 

 any fresh land broken up as in England for 

 oats or wheat : probably because what is 

 termed fresh land is the best for Indian 

 corn, which is the most sheltering crop to 

 keep off the rays of the hot sun from the soil 

 that can be produced in America, for the 

 whole of the summer ; and I believe it is 



PART. II. * X 



